Further Reading

The University of Sheffield's policies and statements

The University's policies and statements relating to good research practices can be viewed below. From here you can read about the efforts of funders, journals & others to promote good research practices (GRP).

The general public, funders, publishers, professional associations, regulatory bodies, universities, researchers & others with an interest in research expect research to be carried out to high standards of good practice. Rigour is one of the criteria against which outputs are assessed under the REF (rigorous research is disciplined by honesty & integrity).

UK Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers (2008) - advancing knowledge, ensuring new knowledge has public benefit or impact, and conducting research with integrity are the 3 key responsibilities of individual researchers (integrity is expected because research is built upon a foundation of trust)